Confronting America’s Smoking Pandemic

A Time Line in Four Parts

Confronting America’s Smoking Pandemic, Part 1: 1939–1966

March 5, 2015

Ahead of the World Tobacco Congress, Dr. Alan Blum and Cancer Network have partnered to assemble a four-part slideshow series addressing the history of America’s smoking pandemic. Part 1 examines the early evidence linking smoking with cancer.

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